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Hawkeyes Announce Fran McCaffery As Head Coach

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<p>Rumors began circulating Sunday morning that the University of Iowa had finally made their choice for the new head coach of the men's basketball program.
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<p>Today, Iowa's athletic director Gary Barta confirmed that his search had yielded a candidate. Barta is set to announce Siena head coach Fran McCaffery as the next head coach at Iowa.
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McCaffrey will be formally introduced at a press conference tentatively set for 11 A.M on Monday in Iowa City, IA.
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<p>The story gained momentum on Saturday afternoon when a Fox Sports reporter <a href="http://twitter.com/goodmanonfox">Jeff Goodman</a> tweeted, "I've been told by sources not to discount Fran McCaffery from the equation at Iowa."
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<p>Saturday night, the story gained even more momentum when the Albany Times-Union McCaffery was âin the mix â for the open position.
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The fire behind the story started burning brighter Sunday morning when rumors hit Twitter . That's when Cedar Rapids Gazette 's Scott Dochertman picked up the Time-Union story.
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